Amsco Investigating Physical Science TextBook

Content is aligned with the Physical Science Core and Component Ideas of a Framework for K 12 Science Education, the foundation for the Next Generation Science Standards. 490 pages.

• each of the book's 27 chapters opens with an Inquiry Investigation

• wide-ranging content is presented in a clear and concise format

• the Science, Technology, and Society end-of-chapter feature explores real-world issues

• the introduction of experimental material provides the laboratory base that is critical to the understanding of modern science

• Think Critically questions stimulate students to think, organize, and integrate the chapter topics
  

• chapter reviews contain matching, multiple-choice, modified true false, short answer, and essay questions that require critical thinking skills

• carefully-selected practice problems guide students through difficult areas
  

• Take It Further questions require research on the Internet and include a career-oriented research project
  

Chapters begin with suggestions on ways to make Laboratory Investigations more inquiry based. Graphic organizers help students organize material, propose writing projects, plan research, and brainstorm ideas.